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Jimmy Kimmel Found an Alarming Number of People Who Want to Impeach Hillary Clinton

You would think that by now, people in Los Angeles would know to think very carefully before answering any question from someone carrying a microphone. Jimmy Kimmel has been embarrassing people with his “Lie Witness News” segments for years, and yet somehow the trick continues to work. On Tuesday night, the comedian used the gimmick to expose people who believe, in their heart of hearts, that our country desperately needs to impeach. . . Hillary Clinton.

“Hillary Clinton doesn’t have a job to get impeached from, but did that stop people from demanding she be removed from office? Let’s find out,” Kimmel said. Naturally, the answer was no, it did not stop some people from passionately arguing for her impeachment.

It’s worth noting that Jordan Klepper actually pulled this gag during the run-up to his new Comedy Central series, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper—although Kimmel’s recurring shtick was clearly the inspiration. Apparently the trick hasn’t stopped working. Naturally, the responses shown are cherry-picked from a pool that, presumably, also contained plenty of people who called the show on its tricks. (One man did at the very end of the video aired.) Still, even a handful of people calling for the impeachment of someone who has not held public office for years is alarming. Then again, Kimmel was able to find people not once but twice who didn’t know that the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare are the same thing, so who should really be surprised?